from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs, and of compounding and dispensing medicines according to prescriptions of physicians; the occupation of an apothecary or a pharmaceutical chemist.

n. A place where medicines are compounded; a drug store; an apothecary's shop.

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The art or practice of preparing, preserving, and compounding medicines, and of dispensing them according to the formulæ or prescriptions of medical practitioners.

n. The occupation of an apothecary or pharmaceutical chemist.

n. A place where medicines are prepared and dispensed; a drug-store; an apothecary's shop.

n. the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,

Etymologies

Middle English farmacie, a purgative, from Old French, from Medieval Latin pharmacīa, a medicine, from Greek pharmakeia, use of drugs, from pharmakon, drug.

(American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

From Old French farmacie (modern French pharmacie), from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeia, "the use of drugs"), from φάρμακον (pharmakon, "a drug, charm, enchantment"), from Ancient Greek φαρμακίς (pharmakis, "witch"). (Wiktionary)

Examples

As one of the country's largest pharmacy benefits managers PBMs, we provide access to a network of approximately 65,000 pharmacies, including our more than 7,100 CVS/pharmacy® stores that provide unparalleled service and capabilities.

As one of the country's largest pharmacy benefits managers PBMs, we provide access to a network of more than 64,000 pharmacies, including approximately 7,100 CVS/pharmacy® stores that provide unparalleled service and capabilities.

As one of the country's largest pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs), we provide access to a network of more than 64,000 pharmacies, including over 7,000 CVS/pharmacy® stores that provide unparalleled service and capabilities.

As one of the country's largest pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs), we provide access to a network of more than 64,000 pharmacies, including approximately 7,000 CVS/pharmacy® stores that provide unparalleled service and capabilities.

Didactic teaching through regular case conferences and consult rounds are available to any graduate student in pharmacy or medicine, and residents or fellows in pediatrics, emergency medicine, anesthesiology/critical care or related sub-specialties.

While all our attention has been directed to a health care bill that was a pure givaway to big business and pharmacy from the git go all our funds and the very life of our country has been sucked away to bomb and kill innocents in foreign countries ….